If a reader wants to evaluate a text, which is the best question to ask while reading it?
A. How well do elements of the text help the text achieve its goals?
B. How interesting do I find the elements of the text, and do I care
about its goals?
C. When did the author write this text, and how did he decide on its
goals?
D. What elements in this text are ones I like to use in my writing as
well?

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?